Career
Born in Pittsburgh, her television credits include recurring roles on The Practice (a 1976-1977 situation comedy starring Danny Thomas), The Ropers, Life with Lucy, Santa Barbara, and Philly. She appeared in such films as The Wild Party (1975), Disney"s The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) and the Mel Brooks film History of the World: Participant I (1981). She appeared on Broadway in The Rimers of Eldritch, Here"s Where I Belong, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue.
Dietrich is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mother Nature in Chiffon margarine 30-second commercials in the 1970s (1971-1979).
The melodic tagline for the ad reads: "If you think it"s butter, but it"s not..it"s Chiffon.".